live in the past
Example Sentences
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“I remember,” Madsen said, “what George Mumford would always say, our team psychologist: ‘Don’t live in the past, don’t live in the future, only live in the present.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
"I cannot even remember how I used to live in the past without being reminded of the loved one I lost during the protests," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
When the time comes, these words from Ms. Antonetta will merit consideration: “Programs of euthanasia and sterilization don’t just live in the past, terrible but finished. Their aftershocks are terrible and here.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Some live in the past, and some struggle in the present.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
But you can’t live in the past; you can only visit.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
